Photos: Love is in the air at kite festival

Vancouver Sun01.07.2013

A participant from New Zealand flies a large heart shaped kite at the International Kite Festival in Mumbai, India, Monday, Jan. 7, 2012. Kite-flyers from different countries are participating in the day-long festival.Rafiq Maqbool
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Indian visitors watch a heart shape kite fly during the International Kite festival on the lawns of Priyadarshani park in Mumbai on January 7, 2013. Kite enthusiasts from different countries are participating in the day-long festival.PUNIT PARANJPE
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Indian visitors watch kites fly during the International Kite festival on the lawns of Priyadarshani park in Mumbai on January 7, 2013. Kite enthusiasts from different countries are participating in the day-long festival.PUNIT PARANJPE
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An Indian performer throws a traditional turban to his colleague as they sit on the shore of the Arabian Sea during the International Kite Festival in Mumbai, India, Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. Kite-flyers from different countries are participating in the day-long festival.Rafiq Maqbool
/ AP

Kites fly during the International Kite festival on the lawns of Priyadarshani park in Mumbai on January 7, 2013. Kite enthusiasts from different countries are participating in the day-long festival.PUNIT PARANJPE
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A participant tries to fly a kite as Indian photographers take pictures during the International Kite festival on the lawns of Priyadarshani park in Mumbai on January 7, 2013. Kite enthusiasts from different countries are participating in the day-long festival.PUNIT PARANJPE
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Indian visitors watch a heart shaped kite fly during the International Kite festival on the lawns of Priyadarshani park in Mumbai on January 7, 2013. Kite enthusiasts from different countries are participating in the day-long festival.PUNIT PARANJPE
/ AFP/Getty Images

Participants fly a large heart-shaped kite at the International Kite Festival in Mumbai, India, Monday, Jan. 7, 2012. Kite-flyers from different countries are participating in the day-long festival.Rafiq Maqbool
/ AP

Indian performers in traditional dress fly a kite at the International Kite Festival in Mumbai, India, Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. Kite-flyers from different countries are participating in the day-long festival.Rafiq Maqbool
/ AP

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